Receptacle support



Dec. 19, 1944. w. TROGMAQ 2,365,312

- RECEPTACLE SUPPORT Filed Jan. 1, 1944 2 ;Sheets-$heet 2 I0 I k.

09 I I I IN VEN TOR.

. Patented Dec. 19:1944

UNITED; STATES PAT E'N r OFFICE,

RECEPTACLE SUPPORT William Trogman, Chicago; Ill. Applicationlanu'aryd, 1944,, semrno. 516,661 7 Claims; (011248-311) This invention relates to new and useful im\- provements in receptacle supports and more particularly-"tea support'for a bag 'orsack into which is deposited refuse of many descriptions; It has for its principal obj ect the-provision of. a support of. this characterwhich;willv be highly efficient in use and economical in manufacture;v

describedv which. facilitates. suspending the bag and its support froma'fixed. point where: it may v r be ready for. use and which: also'permits the bag.- and its. support to x be; carried to "a: placewhere the bagis. to be: dispose-ct. of.

A. still further-object of the invention results in the provision of.v aameans=affording. ready in sertion and withdrawalnof the bag. from its support.

A stillfurther: object of the. invention is found in the manner of. firmly; and. removably' holding the bag in its holder.

A still further object of theiinvention is. the provision of the construction hereinafter set forth which permits of many applications of the invention such for example in the home, the oflice, the hospital and many other purposes too numerous to mention. i

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawingsshowing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blank from which the holder is formed; I

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional detail view of a corner of the holder illustrating the mounting of a bag or sack therein;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the invention; and

Fig. 4 is a. bottom plan view of the same.

In the drawings I have illustrated the preferred form of construction of my invention. In this connection the: holder. is; formed; from a blank lil (Fig. 1) having; endvand sidewall sections i l and Il and l2andrl2' respectively- I From one;edge or the'end wall t2 extends: a" band l3'-theloWer portion Hi of which is adapted to be folded-substantially at right. angles'wit-hzre spect to the remaining portion of the band. l3;

From o e ed e o t e end wa11- l-2- extends a band l5 similar to the-band l3 andlikewise have ns. a l wer po ti n !6 iolded u stantial y at.

right angles to the remaining, portion-ofthe band; 15.

Each of thelportions l4 and 6f have cutthere'ein notches.- l'lterminating into slots l8, the are rangementpermitting the-portions" HL and I5 tobe interlocked to provide a -supportingbottom 9.

for thebag 20- (Figs. 3 and 4.). v

The'side wall I I is provided with a tongue 21 which is adapted to be secured to the end wall l2 (Fig. 3). when theblankisin the folded-position showrn g Extending from the upper edges of the end walls I2 and I 2 are-holding flaps-ZZ-andZS, Each of these. fiaps has formed thereon. wedge lugs 24- Which when the fiapsZZ and-23 are folded in them e wn in Fig. 2- area pted to pressade jacent'portionsot the bag 20 into cutouts 25,

formed in the blank at the jun'ction of the side;

and end walls H and lland lzand I2 respece tively. Also struck. from'theholding, flaps 22 and 23 and from the end walls 12; and. I2 are finger tabs 26 which facilitate, turning or folding the flapsfrom bag holding. position- To complete therinvention I provide on the side.

walls. II and li a mounting, flapandacover flap 2'! and28respectively v a I v v The mounting flap 2'! has a fingerhole 29 formed therein to'facilitate carrying about the holder and the bag therein. This mounting flap serves as a means of supporting the holder and the bag from a. stationary object such for example on the wall or from the side of a bed, the latter by. positioning the flap 21 between the pillow and 'the mattress within easy reach of thebed patient.

The cover flap 28' has an edge portion 30 adapted when the cover fiap is in closed position tofit into the mouth of the bag 201 In this cover flap 2B is provided a finger tab 3| to faciliwhile the use I am about to explain is one of many I am not to be thus limited.

It is common practice in hospitals to provide a bed patient with a receptacle. This receptacle may take the form of a paper bag. By the use of my receptacle support this bag may be positioned conveniently for the patients use. It may in the most sanitary manner be removed.

- These features are accomplished by placing the bag 20 in the holder, the bottom of the bag resting on the bottom of the holder provided by the interlocking portions l4 and IS, The holder flaps 22 are folded into the receptacle or bag with the wedge lugs 24 pressing the adjacent portions of the bag into thecutouts 25.

The mounting flap 21 is then disposed between the pillow and the mattress of the bed. The weight of the pillow will sustain the holder in position with respect to the mattress. When not in use the bag may be closed by the cover flap 28. To dispose of the bag the holder forthat purpose may be carried to the place of disposal by the mounting flap 21.

My improved receptacle support is especially useful in the kitchen of a home or other like .place. It will also be apparent from the description herein read in the light of the accompanying drawings that the blank from which the receptacle support is folded is of such form and shape as permits convenient stacking and shipping in large quantities.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a receptacle support comprising in combination a supporting structure for a receptacle, a

cover flap and a mounting flap, means for removably holding said receptacle in an open condition within said supporting structure comprising end flaps adapted to be folded into the mouth of the receptacle, wedge elements on said flaps adapted to bear against adjacent portions of said receptacle when said flaps are folded into the mouth of said receptacle and finger tabs provided by said flaps to facilitate unfolding said flaps from the mouth of said receptacle.

' 2. A receptacle support formed from a single blank of material, the said blank providing end and side walls folded to provide a collar for a receptacle, and band portions having interlocking ends providing a supporting bottom for the receptacle.

3. A receptacle support formed from a single blank of material, the said blank providing end and side walls folded to provide a collar for a receptacle, band portions having interlocking ends providing a supporting bottom for the receptacle and holding flaps on the end walls and adapted tobe folded into the mouth of said receptacle.

4. A receptacle support formed from a single blank of material, the said blank providing end and side walls folded to provide a collar for a receptacle, band portions having interlocking ends providing a supporting bottom for the receptacle, holding flaps on the end walls and adapted to be folded into the mouth of said receptacle, and wedge elements on said flaps adapted to bear against adjacent portions of said receptacle when said flaps are folded into the mouth of said receptacle.

5. A receptacle support formed from a single blank of material, the said blank providing end and side walls folded to provide a collar for a receptacle, band portions having interlocking ends providing a supporting bottom for the receptacle, holding flaps on the end walls and adapted to be folded into the mouth of said receptacle, Wedge elements on said flaps adapted to bear against adjacent portions of said receptacle when said flaps are folded into the mouth of said receptacle, and finger tabs provided by said flaps to facilitate unfolding said flaps from the mouth of said receptacle.

6. A receptacle support formed'from a single blank of material, the said blank providing end and side walls folded to provide a collar for a receptacle, band portions having interlocking ends providing a supporting bottom for the receptacle, a cover flap on one of said side Walls, and a mounting flap on the other of said side Walls.

7. A receptacle support formed from a single blank of material, the said blank providing end and side Walls folded to provide a collar for a receptacle, band portions having interlocking ends providing a supporting bottom for the receptacle, a cover flap on one of said side walls, a mounting flap on the other of said side walls, holding flaps on the end walls and adapted to be folded into the mouth of said receptacle, wedge elements on said flaps adapted to bear against adjacent portions of said receptacle when said flaps are folded into the mouth of said receptacle, and finger tabs provided by said flaps to facilitate unfolding said flaps from the mouth of said receptacle.

WILLIAM TROGMAN. 

